I guess Julia Eller came up with that name, and she got $3,737,371 in govt contracts for 2009. Not too shabby...http://www.governmentcontractswon.com/department/defense/allure-spine-806985482.asp?yr=08

The Matrix was in PD for years--I know they had manufacturing problems. Hopefully they finally ironed them out. Ironically the Matrix (assuming it hasn't changed much since I saw it) is "good" because it's back to the basics in comparison to Click'x and (gag) Pangea.

@5:09 Bullshit traditional hardware doesn't qualify. A "screw is a screw" as long as it isn't cervical/transarticular. And a cage is a cage as long as it meets the completely non-anatomical loads the FDA requires you to meet. Am I bitter? sometimes.

Posting the most recent 510(k)s makes TSB bitter? Your commentary makes absolutely no sense. Maybe you just don't understand, TSB is quite happy and likes where TSB is at. Maybe you need to do a bit of house keeping on your own state of mind. Don't spend too much time analyzing TSB, 'cause I'm not losing any sleep over you.

off topic, but if you were in Michigan what spine company would you want to work for? due to managers? market share? pipeline? avg tenure? etc? thanks a bunch gentlemen, i am in the ortho world and want in!!!

Interestingly enough, TSB noticed that Medyssey, a Korean based company is preparing for their commercial launch of another pedicle screw system. Another pedicle screw system? Just what the market needs. TSB could understand launching this in Korea, but the U.S.? Based on the usual declaration of propaganda, you know, versatile system offering 5.5, 6.0 and 6.35mm Rods, dovetail joint set screw, and reverse trapezoid thread design, what is it about this screw that makes it so unique, that it is going to improve outcomes? TSB understands that we live in a free-market economy, yet, another pedicle screw with the intention of launching interbody devices as a compliment to the system? And our readers don't believe that we are euthanizing, I mean commoditizing ourselves to death. Let's get serious. Anyone in the surgeon brokering business, line up, I bet that there are deals to be had.

9:39I almost agree with you but Cheney and Halliburton was a conflict of interest. Guess who won the major contract in Iraq while Cheney was in office? I view POD’s as the new Wal-Mart by capitalizing on an already commoditized market. This could be another opportunity why the Koreans are taking a stab. Plus, there is no way “POD’s or Koreans” will stay in business once they start diving into R&D. Ha! Why do you think the guy on side of the road sells oranges? Because he thought he can reinvent the strawberry!

You must be some Synthes dweeb that does not have anything better to do than to spout off the same non-sense you post on CafePharma. Do all of us a favor, if you do not have anything constructive to offer this blogspot go spew your BS on CafePharma. And I thought Stryker was thin skinned.

It was like an info-mercial. And not only that, look, we will give you our office furnitur, too! However, now that Sourpuss (Moti) and Shrek(Keegan) are out of the picture that product might actually sell.